"Woman! HA! She's never even had a boyfriend. The closest she's ever gotten to a guy is Mikey, from next door. They've been a couple since we moved in... oh yeah, a couple of idiots. All they ever do is fight, argue, play sports, fight, argue, watch sports, fight, argue talk sports." Jennifer please, I think we get the picture. Go on Pat." Okay. Well as you all know last year George and I were about to call it quits. The marriage wasn't just dead in the water, it was going down for the third. Like he said we live or die by his will. Amek held the same threat over our heads when we displeased him. One fool tried to harm Amek and he actually let him do it to prove a point. I spent years recovering from that idiot setting fire to Amek's crypt. I would have killed the fool myself if Amek had not done it first. Amek healed in less than day leaving the rest of us to suffer through the pain of our burns healing at a much slower pace. The Council was created to make sure that we were united. While they were eating, she took her coffee and slipped out to the porch. Sitting on the swing she took in the morning. The weather here was always nice, they were far enough south that it warmed early, and they were close enough to the ocean that there were usually soft breezes. The growing period started earlier and lasted longer. Annie’s flowers were beautiful, and her garden was growing quickly. She always loved the morning and this one was beautiful, clear sky, just enough breeze to make. Here, I think it’s Robby and Lee, though I’m pretty close to José and Pete. If push came to shove, I’d say Robby.”“Isn’t it weird to have your best friends be a gay guy and a lesbian?”“I don’t think so. They’re just like you and me. And other than telling me I’m crazy for entering into what amounts to an arranged marriage, they’re fully supportive. What did your friend Britney say?”“She thinks it’s cool, but she doesn’t understand why I would want to marry someone I wasn’t in love with. I tried.